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Lady Fern
Photo by Allen Philips 8-18-2007
Lady fern Athyrium filix-femina cyclosorum
There are a number of ferns at the Tree Garden that can be easily confused with each other. The Lady Fern looks like a Spiny Wood Fern
but is deciduous. The Lady Fern is a large fern, up to 4' high, the stalks are less fibrous than the other ferns, and will eventually creat a small trunk
12" high or more. The Native Tree Garden has these ferns natually, they grow well in the shade, and will take standing water in a forest swale
during sprintime without rotting better than the other ferns. They do not do well in the dryer environments.
updated 9/2007 by Allen Philips